I used to really dislike March because one time 9 years ago I had a really bad March. I got a traffic ticket that March for running a red light, and I was kind of upset about that. But I decided that since my 9 year anniversary for getting that traffic ticket has passed, my dislike of March has also passed. Now, I don't think it's such a bad month.
I completed my 40 hour training for my job at the Domestic Violence Shelter today. Today was tough also because we were trained to be medical advocates today. When a woman gets sexually assaulted, and she goes to the hospital, they call a medical advocate to come and talk with the woman and just be there for her as she's going through this tough time. The S.A.N.E. (sexual assault nurse examiner) came to present a demonstration of the rape kit for us. At times, I did feel nauseous just thinking about all that someone has to go through...but enough about that. The training was great, and I'm really glad to have had it. Hopefully, I will now be able to officially start working at the shelter. I'm supposed to go on Tuesday for scheduling, and then I will hopefully get in the groove of work. My coworkers are really interesting women, but I don't know that many of them are believers. I hope that I can have many opportunities to minister to people at this job, but I also realize that it will be difficult.
Yesterday, I ate dinner at Jason's deli in Baton Rouge because I had to take Blanca to LSU for a mission trip that she was going on as an interpreter. On my way back I stopped at this Jason's deli which was a bad idea because the food wasn't that good, and this poor guy at the checkout stand wanted to tell me his sob story about how he had no nightlife, and he just worked there everyday. When I reached for my change, he noticed the ring on my Right hand, and he asked me if it was my wedding ring. I thought for a second and then said "yes". It is a wedding ring (it was my grandmother's) and it is mine, so I didn't lie. He just said "congratulations, I'm happy for you" and I went on my merry way.
Tonight I had dinner with my friend. We made really good crawfish etouffee, homemade potato salad, and lemon pie. We also had a really good conversation about God's control, and it just was kind of an answer to my post the other day about trying to find God's will. Nothing surprises God, and everything that happens is in His will because He is God, and he knew it would happen anyway. So whatever happens in this life- whatever choices we make, whatever mistakes we make- God is still God over all of that, and he works things out according to His purpose as long as we're aligned with His heart and His mind. When you put it in that context, it takes a lot of the pressure off of me and my whole mixed up mindframe that God's will is hidden from me. It's not. He knows what He's doing, and He's got it in his hands no matter how we try to get in the way.
2 comments:
Ah, the rape kit. When I was on my Pediatrics rotation, we had a series of lectures on Child Abuse. The ones one sexual abuse were really awful. Basically, we were shown the rape kit and how to do the exam. Then we were shown multiple images of traumatized genitals and exactly what happened was explained in excruciating detail. The point of all of that was so that we could tell the difference between trauma and no trauma. It made us all feel a little sick. Fortunately, here they have a special doctor who will do the official exam and testify in court.
I think that's neat you'll be a medical advocate. You're going to see some crazy stuff.
Yeah, it's kind of crazy. Here the doctor just watches the SANE do the exam. The SANE has had training on rectal exams and the doctor is just there to monitor. It was definitely nauseating though. But I'm glad I'm getting to do it too.
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